Maliq Brown Returning To Court For 2nd Ranked Duke Saturday Night In Durham When Duke , North Carolina Who Are Tobacco Road Rivals Are Opposing Each Other For First Time In 2024-2025 Season?

On January 13, 2025 Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer said that current Duke forward former Syracuse forward Maliq Brown would be sidelined for several weeks with a sprained knee.

He’ll miss an extended period of time here. He’ll miss several weeks.

8 miles is the distance that separates the campuses of Duke, North Carolina @ Chapel Hill !

Duke, North Carolina who are tobacco road rivals are opposing each other for first time in 2024-2025 Saturday night. With that mind, this question comes to mind, Maliq Brown returning to court for 2nd ranked Duke Saturday night in Durham when Duke, North Carolina who are tobacco road rivals are opposing each other for first time in 2024-2025 season?

Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer provided an update on current Duke forward former Syracuse forward Maliq Brown Thursday saying. Maliq Brown is returning to practice court Thursday, Friday. We’ll test it out , see how he feels ,’’and then just make a determination bases on how he feels Saturday if there’s a real chance or not.

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article299243164.html

In 2024-2025 season Duke, North Carolina who are tobacco road rivals seasons are going in opposite directions.

In the 2024-2025 season Duke is having a great season because they’re 18-2 overall 10-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is first in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings and are currently on a 14 game winning streak under the direction of their Head Coach Jon Scheyer. In the 2024 -2025 season North Carolina is having a disappointing season under the direction of their Head Coach Hubert Davis because they’re 13-9 overall 6-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference are seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.

Though,

Despite the differences in Duke, North Carolina records this season it’s still Duke, Carolina!

Duke comes into the first match up of 2024-2025 regular season with record 18-2 overall 10-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference because they’ve won every single Atlantic Coast Conference game they’ve played this season including their game with another tobacco road opponent, team in NC State Monday night in Durham 29 miles is is the distance that separates the campuses of Duke University , NC State University!

Monday night when Duke was playing NC State who is a tobacco road opponent , team they were trailing 37-33 at halftime!

Despite 2nd ranked Duke trailing NC State who is a tobacco road opponent, team 37-33 Monday night at halftime Duke defeated NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win.

Where?

On the hardwood in Durham!

As 2nd Duke defeated NC State who is a tobacco road opponent, team 74-64 despite trailing 37-33 Monday night for 14th straight win as a team Duke shot 39.% on field goals , 20% on 3 pointers 85.7 % on free throws.

Three players scored in double figures Cooper Flagg was 8-17 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 11-13 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 28 points . Sion James was 5-8 on field goals , 3-3 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 1 steal , 13 points. Kon Knueppel was 5-15 on field goals , 3-10 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 3 steals , 19 points.

Following Duke defeating NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win despite trailing 37-33 at halftime Monday night Sion James who is a graduate transfer from Tulane who was 5-8 on field goals , 3-3 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds , 3 assists , 1 steal , 13 points had this to say about his freshman teammate Cooper Flagg!

Cooper Flagg for one, That’s a really good . But we are just getting to the paint . We’re getting down hill alot more . We’re being more aggressive and taking the shots we got.

Following Duke defeating NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win despite trailing 37-33 at halftime Monday night fellow freshman guard Kon Knueppel who was 5-15 on field goals , 3-10 on 3 pointers , 6-6 on free throws to go along with 6 rebounds , 3 steals , 19 points had this to say about himself his freshman guard/ forward teammate Cooper Flagg!

They (NC State) try to get after people and we know that and we’ve got to be tighter with the ball . Me and Coop we were really bad last game taking care of the ball . We knew coming in they were going to make stuff hard.

Following Duke defeating NC State 74-64 for 14th straight win despite trailing 37-33 at halftime Monday night Duke Head Coach Jon Scheyer had this to say about Cooper Flagg was 8-17 on field goals , 1-4 on 3 pointers , 11-13 on free throws to go along with 7 rebounds , 3 assists, 1 steal , 1 block, 28 points! Cooper manufacturers a lot of stuff for us but we have to help just our team in general , more together when the main thing is taken away. We have to just be better . There’s a few plays where we actually turned the ball over when we had to finish . You just have to be stronger and play through contact in the paint but I have to help them better. I will this week.

According to Stephen Wiseman News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article299180975.html

North Carolina comes into the first match up with Duke with record of 13-9 overall 6-4 in the Atlantic Coast Conference is seventh in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings because they lost the first match up of 2024-2025 regular season to Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Pittsburgh!

Where?

On the hardwood!

As North Carolina lost the first match up of 2024-2025 regular season to Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Pittsburgh as a team North Carolina shot 44.1 % on field goals, 29.2 % on 3 pointers, had 14 turnovers. Three players scored in double figures!

Elliott Cadeau was 5-10 on field goals , 1-6 on 3 pointers to go along 3 rebounds, 7 assists , 1 steal , 10 points. RJ Davis was 6-12 on field goals , 3-6 on 3 pointers, 1-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 16 points. Seth Trimble was 3-14 on field goals , 0-5 on 3 pointers , 4-5 on free throws to go along 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

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Following North Carolina’s 73-65 loss to Pittsburgh Tuesday night in Pittsburgh RJ Davis who was 6-12 on , 3-6 on 3 pointers, 1-2 on free throws to go along with 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 16 points had this to say!

It’s kind of like the same movie over and over again at this point,”

adding a little bit later that it’s “kind of just like the same thing over and over again.”

According to Andrew Carter News & Observer article https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article299229704.html

Tip off is set for 6:30pm from Cameron Indoor Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN with Jay Bilas, Dan Shulman, Jess Sims commentating!

Jay Bilas is a former Duke center who played for former Duke Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski from 1982 -1986 playing 127 games averaging 8.4 points 5.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists before drafted 5th round of 1986 15th pick 108th pick overall in the 1986 NBA Draft. Though, Jay Bilas would never set foot on the hardwood for Dallas because he instead he would play professionally in Italy where he was among the leagues top scores in 1987-1988 seasons before playing professionally in Spain for part of the 1989 season before returning to Duke in 1990 to serve as an assistant coach on Krzyzewski’s staff, while also earning his law degree from Duke Law School. While Bilas was an assistant coach under Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils advanced to the NCAA Championship Game three times, winning back-to-back National Championships in 1991 and 1992.

According to https://espnpressroom.com/us/bios/bilas_jay/